Rains kill over 220 in Pakistani city: minister

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Rains kill over 220 in Pakistani city: minister
Sun Jun 24, 2007 7:01AM EDT

KARACHI (Reuters) - Over 220 people have been killed
in accidents caused by heavy wind and rain in Pakistan's
southern city of Karachi, a provincial minister said on
Sunday.

Officials earlier said that 43 people had been killed in
the rain that lasted for three hours in country's biggest
city and capital of southern Sindh province on Saturday.

But Health Minister of Sindh Sardar Ahmed said a private
welfare organization had received bodies of another 185
people killed in rain-related accidents.

"Now the total number of those killed because of rain
is 228," he told Reuters.


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSISL28336620070624

[donsu]

1. tick, tick, tick

nt

[Turbineguy]

2. When I was there

in the 80's there were over 1 million people sleeping in the streets.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

3. My husband is from there, and his family's still there

When I told him about this he said, "They can't handle it." His family lives in a district far from the Ghadab area. I feel sorry for all the victims and others affected.

[phantom power]

4. The new climate is coming.